Poll: ‘Eco-Republicans’ help build O.C. residents’ concern for the environment

While Orange County’s shift from a conservative bastion to a politically balanced region has drawn national headlines, its embrace of environmental concerns has evolved even more dramatically, according to a new survey by Chapman University.
In 2010, just 54% of those polled by Chapman thought climate change was real. In the latest poll, conducted in February, 73% not only said it was real but it was a serious problem.
While Democrats are the primary drivers behind environmental protection